UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
Volume 13,
Spring 2012
Message from the
Editors: Juliane Orr, DPT Class of 2012 & Xiang Gao, DPT Class of 2013
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Chair
Class of 2011
2-3
UDPT Happenings
4-5
Featured Alumni
and Community
6
DPT Student News
7
Alumni Updates
8
You’re Invited!
9
Department News
10-11
UD Integrated Clini- 12-13
cal Experience Updates
2011 Honor Roll of 14
Donors
Faculty Awards,
Degrees, Grants,
Publications 2011
15-21
Promotions and
New Hires
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it is completed. Thanks!
Greetings to all of our
wonderful alumni and
friends,
I am most pleased to
note that we have had
another great year within
the Physical Therapy
Department. I imagine
most of you have already heard that our Department moved up to #2 in the latest US News and
World Report rankings of DPT programs. This is
a great honor and tribute to the UD administration and PT faculty, staff, students, alumni, and
friends. In addition, the faculty continues to
receive new grants, honors and awards. Most
notable is Dr. Snyder-Mackler’s prestigious
MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time)
Award from the NIH. Lynn joins an elite group of
researchers in receiving this award that will
provide her with up to 10 years of funding for
her research. We are also very excited about the
planned move to the new Science and Technology Campus at the former Chrysler site. This
will allow the Department to continue to grow.
(see page 11).
As usual, the past year has also brought about
change. We bid farewell to Dr. Katherine Rudolph, who moved to Maine to be closer to family and take an exciting new position as the Associate Dean for Research at the University of
New England. We wish her well and thank her
for her many years of service to our department.
I would like to thank the many alumni and
friends who have provided financial support
to the Department over the past year. Because of your generous support, we were able
to pay registration fees for all DPT students
who attended our national meeting. This is
much appreciated by the faculty and students
and contributes substantially to the students’
professional development. As always, I look
forward to welcoming all of our alumni to this
year’s Alumni Weekend, June 1-3. The Department has organized a series of exciting
events, including a fund raising event for the
Foundation for Physical Therapy that will provide an opportunity for you to re-certify your
CPR or Emergency Response credentials.
Please log on to the University or Department
websites for details. I also look forward to
working with our alumni during the upcoming
year on the development of an active and
exciting UD PT Alumni Association. Please
expect to hear more about this in the upcoming months.
Once again, I would like to conclude my message by thanking Cyndi Haley and DPT students Julie Orr and Xiang Gao for all of their
hard work in putting together this wonderful
newsletter.
Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Edward L. Ratledge Professor and Chair
Calendar of Events
APTA Annual Conference
APTA Student Conclave
Graduation DPT Class of 2012
Combined Sections Meeting
Alumni Weekend
June 6-9, 2012– Tampa, FL
November 2-4, 2012- Arlington, VA
January 5, 2013
January 21-24, 2013-San Diego, CA
June 1-3, 2012
Visit www.udel.edu/PT for more details on events
Emergency First Responder/CPR Re-certification courses on June 2nd.
Alumni Newsletter
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CLASS OF 2011 GRADUATION
Congratulations DPT Class of 2011!
Listed Alphabetically: Eric Mathew Abramowitz, Michael Akinbola, Louis N. Awad, Charles Barker, Kathryn Elizabeth Barry, Kristen P.
Baxter, Harold R. Beeson III, Ryan Wilson Burke, Shannon Patricia Gillooly, Daniel P. Gorrin, Kaitlin Hafner, Anthony Paul Inzillo,
Ainsley Christine Klauser, Katherine E. Kozak, Jamie Leigh Lambert, Vanessa Christine Lanio, Meredith Arielle Link, Taima A.
McCartney, Erin E. Mitten, Jesse Alan Mohoric, Katherine Marie Monahan, Leslie Marie O’Neill, Lindsay Olmstead, Brittany Patterson,
Griffith James Randle, Jaclyn Ann Reifschneider, Robert W. Rowland, Kathryn Marie Sheckels, Daniel Christopher Singles, Jillanne
Smiley, Eric Joseph Tola, Andrew Vodzak, Holly Janet Whitney, and Pamela Grace Yellin.
Message from Leslie O’Neill,
President of the Class of 2011:
The Class of 2011 would like to thank all
of those who supported us during our time
with UDPT. To the UDPT faculty and staff,
your dedication, patience, and enthusiasm
has made all the difference in our education. Thank you for guiding and inspiring
us. Thank you to our family and friends for
encouraging and loving us and especially
for tolerating us when we were totally consumed! This class is already scattered
across the country (as far as Hawaii!), but
we will always remain part of the UDPT
family. Good luck to all of the up and comers of UDPT, keep setting the bar high!
Graduation Awards:
Faculty Award: to Brittany Nicole Patterson for demonstrating exemplary personal qualities deemed most valuable to
the PT profession, including integrity,
cooperation, initiative and leadership.
Chair’s Award: to Daniel Christopher
Singles for special contributions of time
and effort to improving the UDPT program and helping the faculty and director fulfill the missions of education,
scholarship, and service.
Scholarship Award: to Katherine Marie
Monahan for a high level of scholastic
achievement in the UDPT program as
demonstrated by the highest grade point
average in the class.
To Community Members & Alumni:
Cossoy Award: to Mary Husty for extraordinary contributions to the UDPT program from outside the department.
Cathy Doetzer Kohlenstein Clinical Educators Award: to Jennifer Skrapits and
Elizabeth Caputo for outstanding contributions to the clinical education of UD
students.
Alumni Award: to Jessalyn Ciampi who
made outstanding contributions to the
Physical Therapy Department.
Cathy Doetzer Kohlenstein Scholarship
to Rebecca Huesman awarded to a sec-
ond year student to assist with funding for
clinical education expenses.
Charles S. Barker, Sr. Scholarship to Laurie
Magerfleisch awarded to a second year student who has successfully balanced academics and family related responsibilities.
Paul Mettler Military Service Award to Connor Whitesel awarded to a student with current or previous military service, or whose
life in their Physical Therapy Program, has
been directly impacted by a first generation
family member serving their country.
To UD Physical Therapy Residents:
Certificate of Completion of the Orthopedic
Residency was presented to Anna Shovestul.
Certificate of Completion of the Geriatric
Residency was presented to Christine Ross.
Certificate of Completion of the Sports Residency was presented to Kurt Gengenbacher
and Mathew Failla.
Spring 2011
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CLASS OF 2011 GRADUATION
A Memorable Graduation
the 34 members of the UPDT Class
of 2011.
Class of 2011 celebrate the completion
of their degree at their hooding and
graduation ceremony held at Clayton
Hall.
On January 7, 2012, families and
friends gathered in Clayton Hall to celebrate the tremendous achievements of
The ceremony started with a warm
welcome by Dr. Binder-Macleod,
followed by class of 2011 speakers
and class gift presentation. Other
highlights include the class slide
show, award presentations, and
address to the graduating class by
Dr. Mettler, who introduced the
class to UDPT two and half years
ago and now stood in front of everyone to welcome the class into the
profession as Doctors of Physical
Therapy. Dr. Mettler’s speech was a
perfect harmony of inspiration, humor, and his life experience over
the years. His words will surely
guide the graduates through their
lives, not just as professionals, but
also as individuals. Perhaps one of
the most important lessons we can
take away from Dr. Mettler’s speech
is that we all have great potential to Dr. Mettler welcomes the class to the PT
make a profound impact on other’s profession with his inspirational speech.
lives and that we should live up to
that potential.
Vice Provost Dr. Charles Riordan, Assistant Provost Dr. Mary Martin, Dean Kathleen Matt and the Physical Therapy Faculty hooded and presented the new DPT
Class of 2011. Clinical residents were
also recognized and awarded certificates
in recognition of their year plus of learning and hard work for the PT department.
The 2011 University of Delaware
Physical Therapy Program Graduation
was the most attended by alumni,
award winners, friends, family, students, and faculty.
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Alumni Newsletter
UDPT Happenings
Departmental Scholarships
The University of Delaware Physical Therapy Department is pleased to offer several
different scholarship opportunities to our
students each year. We are extremely
grateful to the donors and benefactors
who make this possible. Below are the
highlights of the awards that we are able
to offer to our students.
Paul Mettler Military Service Award
In honor of Paul Mettler’s distinguished
service to his country and to the University
of Delaware Physical Therapy Program, a
new award has been created in his name.
The Paul Mettler Military Service Award is
granted to a student with current or previous military service OR whose life during
their participation in the physical therapy
program has been directly impacted by a
first generation family member serving
their country. There is no limit to the number of individuals that may share this
award in a single year. As many of you are
aware, Dr. Mettler retired after 23 years of
service to the Physical Therapy Department. At the University of Delaware alone,
Dr Mettler has contributed to the development of over 800 new physical therapists.
In his quasi-military style of teaching, he
commanded his troops and translated his
vast knowledge of Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Cardiac Rehabilitation and even Clinical Management to the masses of physical
therapy students.
The department is forever grateful to
Paul for his exemplary leadership and
we know many students also appreciate
his contributions to their education and
professional development. Please consider giving a gift to the Department in
Paul’s name to support the things that
meant so much to Paul. You can designate the Paul Mettler Military Service
Award
on your donation and we will send him
an acknowledgement of receipt of your
gift in his honor. In lieu of a party for his
departure, Paul’s only request was that
those impacted by service to their country be recognized and an award bearing
his name seemed fitting. Please give
generously and remember Paul and all
many UD students, and advocate for our
profession.
Sadly, in 2002, Cathy was taken from
the world far too early after a courageous two year battle with Leukemia.
This scholarship will be presented each
year to a 2nd year DPT student to assist
with the funding of his or her clinical
education expenses. The recipient is
chosen based upon his or her future
professional goals, how previous and
planned clinical education experiences
relate to these goals, and how the funds
from this generous endowment will enable or enhance their clinical education
experience.
The second recipient of the Cathy Doetzer Kohlenstein Scholarship was Rebecca Huesman, who received a check
for $1,000 and the well wishes of
Cathy’s family.
Charles S. Barker, Sr. Scholarship
This award is given to a second year
student who has successfully balanced
academics and family related responsibilities.
Cathy Doetzer Kohlenstein Scholarship
Award winner Rebecca Huesman is pictured after receiving the award with
Cathy’s family
Conner Whitesel receives the first Paul Mettler Service Award from Dr. Paul Mettler.
those who served their country on Veteran’s Day.
Cathy Doetzer Kohlenstein Scholarship
This scholarship is funded by a generous
endowment recently established by the
family of Cathy Doezter Kohlenstein, to
celebrate her life and to create a legacy
for her three sons and future generations.
Ms. Kohlenstein was a graduate of the
UD MPT program, and was an outstanding clinician, clinical instructor to
Laurie Magerfleisch, pictured with Frances
Barker, is recognized for her ability to balance the rigors of the DPT program and
If you are interested in supporting a DPT
Scholarship please contact Dr. Stuart
Binder-Macleod at sbinder@udel.edu.
Spring 2011
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UDPT Happenings
Physical Therapy Professor is designated a Catherine Worthingham Fellow
John Scholz, Professor in the Department of
Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware, has been elected a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical
Therapy Association (APTA). He is the fourth
UD professor to achieve this status, the
APTA’s highest honor, in the past seven
years.
Scholz’s research is directed toward understanding the control and coordination of
movement in healthy people as well as in
patients with movement dysfunction, particularly individuals with stroke. His work
examines how the brain controls functional
movements, motor learning and movement
coordination, and he has developed novel
treatment approaches that combine robotics, electrical stimulation and motor learning
to help stroke survivors recover lost function.
The APTA cited Scholz as “a highly regarded
movement scientist renowned for his ability
to take complex theoretical concepts of motor control and apply them to the understanding and treatment of neurologic problems.”
The association also credited him with developing a classic, frequently cited paper on
application of the concepts of dynamical
systems theory—an area of applied mathe-
matics used to describe the behavior of complex systems—to interventions for physical therapy.
A licensed physical therapist in Delaware and
Pennsylvania, Scholz earned his doctorate in
experimental psychology and motor control at
the University of Connecticut. He joined the UD
faculty in 1988.
Three other UD faculty members—Stuart BinderMacleod, Lynn Snyder-Mackler and Irene
Davis—have been elected Catherine Worthingham Fellows since 2003.
“This is truly a tribute to the quality of our PT
program that four of our faculty have been recognized with this prestigious award during the
past several years,” said Kathleen Matt, Dean
of the College of Health Sciences. “Our faculty
are making major contributions through patientfocused research that is immediately translated
into practice at our clinics.”
Fellow designation (FAPTA) is to honor
Worthingham and inspire all physical
therapists to attain the high level of professional excellence and impact in terms
of advancing the profession she exemplified.
The FAPTA designation is the highest
honor among APTA’s membership categories.
Criteria for selection include demonstrated excellence in advocacy, education,
practice, or research; national recognition
by APTA members and leaders outside the
physical therapy profession; and frequent
and sustained contributions over a period
of at least 15 years.
As appeared in: UDaily article: Article by
Diane Kukich, photo by Kathy F. Atkinson
Catherine Worthingham was a change agent
who was effective, respectful and honest, and
motivated others to make an impact within the
physical therapy profession. She was also a
visionary who demonstrated leadership across
the domains of advocacy, education, practice
and research.
The purpose of the Catherine Worthingham
UDPT Ranked #2 in the Nation!
U.S. News and World
Report
Report's
's 2013 edition of
Best Graduate Schools
The edition was released March 13 to a very
proud Faculty, Staff and student body. UDPT is
especially proud being one of the smallest top
ranked programs in the nation to receive such
an esteemed ranking.
The University of Delaware's Department of
Physical Therapy is ranked second in the
nation.
For this 2013 guide, U.S. News and World
Report analyzed more than 1,200 graduate
programs in all disciplines. The rankings are
based on opinions about program excellence
and statistical indicators that measure the
quality of faculty, research and students.
To observe all the rankings online at USNews.com and they will be published in a
print guidebook available April 3.
As Adapted from UD Daily
Outstanding Alumni Receives Alumni Award from President Harker
John Knarr, owner and
Physical Therapist with
Elite Physical Therapy in
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and founding Director of the UD Physical
Therapy clinic received
the Presidential Citation
for Outstanding Achievement from UD
President Harker. He is among seven other UD
Alumni who were recognized for their dedication
to service and their extraordinary achievements.
This prestigious award has been given to a total
of 219 Alumni representing all seven colleges at
the University.
John Knarr, PT class of 1990, has had an impressive career in Athletic Training and Physical
Therapy, having worked all around the country
at several Universities, with celebrities and
professional athletes, and began several outpatient practices in California, Delaware and
right here at UD. He marks his experience as
the founding Director of the University of Delaware Physical Therapy Clinic a rewarding and
educational one that confirms his lifelong dedication to clinical education.
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FEATURED ALUMNI and COMMUNITY SERVICE
Jessalyn Ciampa, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS-Recipient of the 2011 Alumni Award
Jessalyn Ciampa accepting the Alumni
Award from Dr. Stuart Binder-Macleod
at UDPT Graduation 2011.
Jessalyn Ciampa graduated
from the University of Delaware
in December 2007 with a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. After graduation, Jessalyn
completed a Geriatric Residency Program through University of Delaware and received
her Geriatric Clinical Specialty
Degree in 2009. For the past 3
years, Jessalyn has worked at
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She treats a
variety of adult patients with
diagnoses ranging from medically complex to the neurology
population in the Acute Inpatient Rehab setting. Jessalyn’s
passion in treating the neurologically impaired population
prompted her to pursue a Neurology Clinical Specialty Degree
in 2011. In addition to being a
clinician, Jessalyn has presented Rounds at University of
Delaware as well as given lectures for Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation Medical Residents at Johns Hopkins.
With the support of University
of Delaware, Jessalyn implemented and developed a Neurology Physical Therapy Residency Program which partners
Johns Hopkins Hospital and
University of Delaware. The
residency program combines
the excellent neurologic clinical
exposure found at Johns Hop-
kins Hospital with the teaching,
research and mentorship opportunities at University of
Delaware. The inaugural resident candidate started in July
2011 and the program is awaiting a site visit and credentialing
from the APTA. With the assistance of Grace Keenan, PT,
DPT, GCS, NCS and co-director
of the program, the residency
faculty will be interviewing the
next round of applicants in the
spring and looking forward to
the program’s growth!
Congratulations to the following UD Alumni who received
American Board of Physical Therapy Specialist (ABPTS) Certifications this year:
Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Anthony Carroll, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS (2010)
Michelle Mezner, PT, MPT, PCS (1993)
Yuchin Chang, PT, DPT, OCS (2005)
Rachel Perlman, PT, MPT, PCS (2006)
Nick DeBlasio, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS (2006)
Rachel Williams, PT, DPT, PCS (2008)
Marty Fontenot , PT, DPT, OCS, SCS (2006)
Neurological Physical Therapy
Tara Fontenot, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC (2006)
Julie Sinkosky Brown, PT, DPT, NCS (2008)
Lauren Grieder, PT, DPT, OCS (2007)
Jessalyn Ciampa, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS (2007)
Meredith Perney, PT, DPT, OCS (2007)
Grace Keenan, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS (2006)
Residency Completion
Manual Therapy Fellowship
Kristen BlazewiczMandl (1999)
2011 Community Service
Over the past year both DPT classes
have continued UDPT’s tradition of
community service and were involved in a number of community
service opportunities
Ran a 5K race for Scott Mackler
to benefit the ALS Foundation
Staffed Glasgow Community Day
booth to provide education about
PT
Volunteered to work with many
patients as service learning projects
Performed fitness tests at West
Park Elementary Fitness Night
Ross Haley, PT, DPT, GCS (2009)
Anthony Carroll, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS (2009)
Students volunteer to help a
local with a Spinal Cord Injury
to exercise
UD Geri Residency
UD Ortho Residency
Gave massages to runners in the
38th Annual Turkey Trot in Newark
Delaware
Volunteered at Exceptional Care for
Children
Scheduled massages at the Brain
Association of DE Conference at
Dover Downs
Screen members of the community
with MS to identify impairments
and need for further evaluation at
the UD MS Clinic
Volunteered at the MS Walk
Provided information to local residents about the benefits of PT at
Newark Community Day
Spring 2011
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DPT STUDENT NEWS
Class of 2012
Written by Daniel Goldstein, SPT
As the temperatures in Delaware begin to
rise, it is easy for the Class of 2012 to look
back on the past year and see how far we
have come. We also realize how little time
we have left on campus in our home in 333
McKinly Lab. The class of 2012 is halfway
through our final full semester on campus,
learning how to apply our didactic knowledge to a pediatric population, learning the
administrative aspects of the profession of
Physical Therapy, and delving deeper into
the evaluation and treatment of spine.
Many of our classmates are also only weeks
away from completing their final Integrated
Clinical Experience in either Sports and
Orthopedics, Neurologic and Older Adult, or
Pediatrics.
report that four of our classmates, Daniel
Arnold, Kerry Cheadle, Maria Mezzadri, and
Mark Szaroleta, have the honor of announcing their engagements! We wish them all
lifetimes full of happiness and love.
The past year has also been a time of many
memorable moments for the class of 2012.
Members of our class have been in attendance at multiple conferences, including
Annual Conference in National Harbor Maryland and Combined Sections Meeting in
Chicago. The class of 2012 was also proud
to host an annual Clinical Instructor credentialing course. Finally our class is proud to
Daniel Goldstein, President
Class of 2013
Our time at UDPT is coming to a close, but
not before we enjoy our final PT Prom at
Cavalier Country Club this April, Advanced
Seminar, our final three full-time affiliations,
and ultimately the light at the end of the
tunnel, graduation in January 2013! We
wish the Class of 2011 good luck in their
first year as DPTs, the Class of 2013 in their
second year of PT school, and a warm welcome to the Class of 2014!
Above: 2nd Years enjoy family dinner during Ortho
Class. Below: 2nd Year Officers accepting award
of Merit for Marquette Challenge
UDPT Class of 2012
Written by Danielle Cherry , SPT
The UDPT Class of 2013 is happy to welcome a new Spring season as well as the
new University of Delaware Physical Therapy
Class of 2014! The next round of “1st year”
students will begin classes in the upcoming
summer, while our class will be starting our
first full-time affiliations in either an acute
care or orthopedic setting.
This semester we have taken on a challenging and exciting course load including Clinical Neuroscience, Applied Physiology II, Electrotherapy, and Research Methods. Many of
the classes’ contents have been directly
applied as clinical basis for our classmates
in their first Integrated Clinical Experience
(ICE) this spring in either Sports and Orthopedics or Neurologic and Older Adults. While
balancing a full course load as well as 6
hours of active patient treatment time per
week can be difficult, the experience has
been exceptionally valuable and has taught
our peers in clinic many important lessons
that could not have been taught in a strictly
classroom curriculum.
Many of us are also gearing up to
travel to Tampa, Florida in the beginning of
June for the APTA Annual Conference. After
several of our classmates returned from
Chicago having attended the APTA Combined Sections Meeting with a renewed passion for the profession, our class couldn’t
wait for another opportunity to experience
the profession through a national APTA conference.
programs in the nation! We are so proud of
our colleagues; faculty and staff for all of
their hard work to have earned this title, and
are absolutely honored to be a part of such
an incredible program!
Danielle Cherry, President
Lastly, the Class of 2013 would like to congratulate the University of Delaware Physical
Therapy Program on achieving the #2 ranking on US World & News Report of top PT
UDPT Class of 2013
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ALUMNI UPDATES
Alumni News
Congratulations to all of
our graduates for their
personal and professional
accomplishments!
Class of 1977
Susan Wood Cecere was elected as Vice
President of the Section on Pediatrics in
November 2011. In February she received
the Susan Effgen Advocacy Award from the
Section on Pediatrics at the business meeting at CSM 2012. She has also been traveling to other school districts giving workshops
on school practice which has been great fun!
She is still living in Annapolis; and her husband Mike and she are enjoying their empty
nest!
and their children, Kyle (8), Mitch (7) and
Julia (4) are living in Chesapeake, VA (not far
from VA beach and the Outer Banks). He is
currently serving as the Administrative Director of Operations for Bon Secours Physical
Rehab Services-Virginia. He also serves as a
Director for Physical Therapy sites in Richmond and the Hampton Roads area.
(bonsecoursinmotion.com or Bonsecoursphysical therapy.com). In Dec 2011 he
graduated with an MBA through Regent University. In his spare time he loves to run half
marathons, coach my kids soccer/b-ball/tball teams and get outdoors.
He invites his fellow alumni to email or call if
they are ever in the area! And wishes everyone the best!
Kathyrn Kassai has just published The Bathroom Key: Put an End to Incontinence.
Michael Latsch’s family has just welcomed
their first baby girl after three boys (age 8, 6,
& 3). Both the baby and her mother are doing
well. Also after spending the past 8 years in
outpatient Michael switched to home care
with Christiana Care VNA in Oct 2001 to
provide him the time for family bonding.
Class of 1987
Class of 1999
Ann D. Dennison has been named to the
2012 Central Pennsylvania Business Journal’s list of Women of Influence.
Amy Lisa Spiegel published her third book At
Eye Level with PublishAmerica. It is available
on Amazon along with her first two publications, Between Closed Curtains and Passion,
Patience, and a Sense of Humor.
Class of 1978
Class of 1997
Kristin Noel (Klingebiel) Byrne returned to
home health PT last summer after a 4 year
hiatus of being a stay at home mom. She
continues to do it part time in the Boulder,
CO region. She also has been occasionally
seeing clients in her home office and doing a
mixture of PT and Rolfing. She has been
taking craniosacral Therapy classes in hopes
of receiving a certification. Her son turned 5
on March 13th
and he will
start kindergarten in the
fall. She continues to enjoy
cycling and
mountain
biking when
she gets the
time and she
has been
taking acoustic guitar lessons with a local
musician. They do a lot of camping in the
summer. They have added a beautiful
Golden Retriever puppy to their family this
fall. She is a niece of our beloved Golden,
Quincy who passed away in October. She is
now almost 6 months old and is on her way
towards being an excellent therapy dog!
Class of 1998
Jim Griesi, his wife, Nanette (another PT!),
Kristen Marie (Blazewicz) Mandl completed a
manual therapy program and fellowship with
the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy in the fall of 2011
Class of 2000
Bryan Fean started a "Medicare B" home
based PT practice in 2010 called Fean Physical Therapy. He treats patients in their
homes in New Castle County, DE and southern Delaware County, PA."
Amrita Singh and
her husband
Binesh Patel are
excited to announce the birth of
their first child—
Simreen Kaur
Patel.
Class of 2005
After serving as Clinic Director for performing
Arts Physical Therapy in Manhattan, specializing
in dance medicine for the Broadway Community
for the past 6.5 years, Kimberly Shemer recently
moved on. She traveled through South East Asia
for Frb and Mar, and she has just returned to
NYC to begin her own manual therapy PT practice and Pilates practice.
Michael Voltz’s family is excited to announce the
arrival of their first baby in July.
Amy (Evertz) Robinson’s family celebrated the
birth of their son, Michael Robinson, on Feb 4,
2012.
Class of 2006
Angela Hutchinson Smith
and her husband Tom welcomed their son Owen Barber to the world on November 8th, 2011
Billy Thompson and his wife Lindsay moved to
NC, where he took a position at UNC. Our son
Kellen just turned 2 and he is an incredible joy to
us both.
Megan E. Montalvo
and Steve Montalvo
welcomed their second daughter, Kayla
Rose, this past Aug.
She joins sister Ava
who is now 2 years
old.
Class of 2008
Elizabeth Cook Henninger and her husband,
David, welcomed the birth of their first child,
Luke Samuel Henninger, on November 30,
2011. Luke was 8 lbs 8 ounces and 21.5 inches
long at birth. He is now 3 months old and a very
happy and healthy little boy.
Class of 2003
Euijin Tockgo is currently working at Select
Specialty Hospital (LTAC) and working home
care as PRN.
Class of 2004
Michelle Lynn Stack Andes married Guy Andes on November 19th, 2011 in Annapolis,
MD.
Ari Kaplan has passed the Certification Exam for
Mechanical Diagnosis Therapy from McKenzie
Institute; in the last half of a sports residency
through Evidence in Motion and Rocky Mountain
University
Spring 2012
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YOU’RE INVITED!
The new Science, Technology, and Advanced Research Campus (STAR) is being built on the site of the former Chrysler plant. This campus is designed to
provide clinical services and diagnostics, physical therapy, nutritional counseling, behavioral health, exercise and athletic training and opportunities to participate in research to the community. The College of Health Sciences will be
holding its 2nd Annual Fundraising Gala to support the effort of creating this
facility designed to integrate a healthy life and work environment. The evening
will include a silent auction and all proceeds will go to support the building of
this impressive facility. Please consider attending and supporting this great
cause. For more information and to register for this event refer to:
http://www.udel.edu/chs/gala/index.html.
Depictions of the successful 1st
Annual Gala.
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DEPARTMENT NEWS
NIH MERIT Award Winning Professor
“The NIH MERIT Award signifies that
the awardee’s work is so impactful and
of such significance that longer, more
sustained funding is warranted,” says
UD provost Tom Apple. “This is a rare
award and a sign that Lynn is one of
the superstars in her field.”
Snyder-Mackler’s work has focused on
knee, shoulder, and spine rehabilitation, but she is perhaps best known for
her work on anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) injuries.
Most recently, she has teamed with
researchers and clinicians at Oslo University Hospital in Norway in the development of a screening procedure to
provide clinicians with treatment options that may improve function after
ACL injury and reconstruction.
Snyder-Mackler emphasizes that those
options include non-surgical alternatives.
As an example, she cites a high school
soccer player who tears his ACL during
preseason practice. If he has surgery,
the season will be over by the time he
has recovered. He’s a senior and doesn’t plan to continue with the sport in
college.
“There are considerable social benefits
to this athlete playing out his last year
and delaying the surgery until the season is over. In fact, he may not even
need surgery if he doesn’t plan to do
anything but straight-on running in the
future,” says Snyder-Mackler.
A delay in surgery enables some people, a group Snyder-Mackler calls
copers, to regain knee stability simply
through neuromuscular training. But
which people fall into that category
and which are non-copers? Can noncopers become copers—or vice versa—
after a regimen of therapy?
Snyder-Mackler’s research team, including co-investigator Dr. Michael Axe,
a local orthopedic surgeon, identified
some clinical markers to distinguish between those with good and poor dynamic
knee stability during the first five years of
this work. However, to test their hypothesis, they needed a cohort of patients with
torn ACLs who were not operated on early
after injury.
“That could tell us even more about what
happens to copers and non-copers over
time and what rehabilitation strategies
are most effective,” she says.
“Ultimately, our goal is to obtain data
that will not only guide future research
but also have a direct impact on clinician
and patient decision making.”
That proved to be difficult in the U.S., but
in Norway, no one has reconstructive sur- Stuart Binder-MacLeod, Chair of the UD
gery without first undergoing at least three Department of Physical Therapy, points
out that Snyder-Mackler is among a very
months of rehabilitation.
small group of clinical researchers to be
“Our work over the past five years with our recognized with the NIH MERIT Award.
collaborators in Oslo, Professor May Arna
Risberg and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Lars “This shows very clearly the importance
Engebresen, has provided considerable and impact of her work,” he says. “Her
evidence to support our hypothesis that research has been rated very highly not
there is a differential response to ACL only by her peers but also by the next
injury and that this response can be af- level—the National Advisory Child Health
fected by rehabilitation,” Snyder-Mackler and Human Development Council—and
says. “It’s also demonstrated that as reha- they have placed her among the most
bilitation continues before surgery, stabil- outstanding scientists supported by the
ity strategies change. Categories are institute.”
fluid—non-copers can become more stable, and potential copers can become As Appeared in UD Daily: Article by Diane
Kukich, photo by Ambre Alexander
unstable.”
“Even more important,” she adds, “we’ve
found that while surgery introduces passive stability, a successful outcome is not
guaranteed. Many patients who have undergone surgery achieve normal measures of strength and laxity, or looseness,
but still can’t return to competitive
sports.”
Snyder-Mackler’s
work
makes
a
strong argument for
a period of rehabilitation for all ACL
patients, but she
hopes to do additional studies in
what she calls a
“waiting list” country, where surgery is
delayed for as long
as 18 months to
two years.
UD's Lynn Snyder-Mackler has received
a prestigious NIH MERIT Award for her
research on ACL rehabilitation.
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DEPARTMENT NEWS
Update on the move to the Chrysler Plant
The Department is very excited
about our anticipated move the
STAR Campus. Nothing is official, but we have preliminary
reports that the University Board
of Trustees may make an announcement following their
spring meeting and that we can
anticipate a move as early as
the fall of 2013. The entire De-
partment, including all teaching,
research, and clinical facilities
will move to the new site. We
anticipate that this move will
allow us to grow our DPT class
size as well as our research and
clinical programs. We will certainly miss McKinly Lab, but we
are looking forward to having
more space for our students,
faculty, and staff to excel.
Once again, the College of
Health Science is sponsoring a
Gala to raise funds to support
the development of the STAR
campus. If you are interested
in helping the Department or
College in any way, please do
not hesitate to contact me.
Written by
Dr. Stuart Binder-Macleod,
Chair of the Physical Therapy
Department
Update from the Chair on the anticipated move of the Department
of Physical Therapy to the STAR
campus at the former Chrysler site.
Saturday: Physical Therapy Emergency First Response Recertification 3hrs). UDPT Clinic 053 McKinly. 10am-1pm
CPR Recertification (1 hr) - 10-11am
Register for either event at:
http://www.udel.edu/PT/About%20Us/efr_cert_use.html
Please join us for several special events we are holding for the
University of Delaware Physical Therapy Alumni during University of
Delaware’s Alumni Weekend this year. We have several exciting
opportunities planned for you to get together with old friends, renew certifications or meet new colleagues from previous and upcoming classes. A chance to network or to reminisce in one of our
last years at McKinly Lab before the big move over to the Science,
Technology, and Advanced Research Campus (located at the site
of the former Chrysler Plant).
For more information or to register visit www.udel.edu/PT
Saturday: Physical Therapy: Translating Research Into Practice:
A short presentations on how the Departmental research can be
translated into everyday clinical practice at 333 McKinly Lab. 13pm.
Schedule for UDPT Events for Alumni Weekend
Friday: Physical Therapy Alumni Gathering: Light refreshments
served in the clinic with old friends before venturing to Mug Night.053 McKinly Lab. 6:30-8pm
Please RSVP is you are able to attend at www.udel.edu/PT
Dear Alumni
We thank you for your time and contributions to making UDPT a tremendous program. We are interested in forming an Alumni Ass ociation
ociation
to better fulfill your needs and the needs of alumni to come. We will be sending a survey via email to obtain your input on how you would
envision this association. Included in the survey will be questions about your interest in participating in the association, goals/missions
goals/missions of
the association, and organized events (i.e. reunions, mentoring programs) . Please keep an eye out for this survey and we look
look forward
forward to
hearing from you!
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UD INTEGRATED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE UPDATES
Clinical Services & Sports/Orthopedic (S&O) Update
UD Clinical Services has been
busy serving patients with Sports,
Orthopedics, and Neurological
and Older Adult Physical Therapy
services. Our diverse patient
population has allowed us to continue to train our students
throughout the spectrum of disability and age. Student clinical
education continues to be the
focus of our mission and Karla
Ann Bell, the Associate Director of
Orthopedics was recently notified
she is the 2012 recipient of the
American Physical Therapy Association’s Signe Brunnstrom Award
for Excellent in Clinical Teaching.
In addition to this award, Angela
Hutchinson Smith, DPT Class of
2006, received her 2nd specialist
certification in Sports to add to
her Orthopedic distinction and
Grace Keenan, DPT Class of
2006, added a Neurological specialist certification to her Vestibu-
lar and Geriatric credentials. In
addition to clinical education, the
clinic staff is busy writing chapters
on topics such as the Use of Modalities in Sports Medicine, ACL
rehabilitation and Current Concepts in Knee Rehabilitation in
addition to 15 national presentations. Airelle Hunter Giordano, the
Associate director of Sports, represented the clinic by presenting at
the International conference on
Sports Rehabilitation and Trauma
in Bologna, Italy.
The UD- Hopkins Neurology Physical Therapy Residency Program in
partnership with John Hopkins
Medical Center enrolled the first
resident this summer. We are
awaiting our site visit to secure
credentialing from the American
Physical Therapy Association. This
will be our 4th Residency alongside
our current residency programs in
Geriatrics, Orthopedics and Sports
Physical Therapy. Both our Orthopedic and Sports Residency programs
were re-credentialed this year and
Geriatrics will be re-credentialed this
coming year. We are moving forward
in the development of fellowship
programs in Geriatric Orthopedics
and Manual Therapy which will begin
accepting applications for enrollment
in 2013. Anthony Carroll, DPT class
of 2010, completed his Orthopedic
Residency program at UD followed by
a Manual Therapy Fellowship at Kaiser in LA and has returned to UD
Clinical Services to join our fellowship initiatives.
Our staff and students had a unique
opportunity to evaluate and develop
an injury prevention/stretching program at DOW chemical in Newark.
The students evaluated job positions
and developed stretching programs
based on job specific tasks observed. They were able to experience donning safety equipment and
full suits for the “clean room” as well
as interact with the employees to
accurately understand their job demands. Our recently graduated
orthopedic resident and now staff PT
Anna Shovestul, DPT Class of 2010,
was instrumental in the administration of this project in conjunction
with the Ortho Residency director
Karla Bell. It was a very positive and
exciting opportunity for our students
to provide a service and interact with
the community.
This has been an exciting family
time in UD PT clinical services.
We welcomed 2 new bundles of
joy this year. Angela Hutchinson
Smith and her husband Tom welcomed their new baby boy Owen in
November followed by Airelle
Hunter Giordano who gave birth to
son Matteo in February joining big
sister Giada and dad Joe(Gio).
Megan Sions married Perry this
Fall and will complete her PhD this
summer while Grace Keenan will
marry Ryan this June. A special
thanks to our Sports Residency
graduate Kurt Gegenbacher and
Orthopedic Residency graduate
Anna Shovestul who stayed to
help us through our maternity
leaves!
We will be hosting a cocktail party
in the clinic on Friday night June
1st, 2012 6:30-8:00PM before
Mug Night at the UD Alumni Weekend. This will be a great weekend
and we hope many alumni will be
able to join us for the fun. Please
stop by then or whenever you are
in town to say hello and re-live
your clinical experiences!!!!
Written by Tara Jo Manal, PT, DPT,
OCS, SCS Director of Clinical Services
Pediatric Clinic
Over the past year the Pediatric Clinic has provided services to many children and
their families. Patient populations include children with
cerebral palsy, spina bifida,
idiopathic toe walking, torticollis, and developmental delay.
Families and their children are
provided services in a family
friendly atmosphere and are
encouraged to be active par-
ticipants in their child’s
therapy from evaluation
through discharge planning. Opportunities for
participation in research
with Dr. Cole Galloway’s
Early Infant Mobility Project as well as clinical education for 2nd year DPT
students during their pediatric integrated clinical
experience continues to
be offered through the pediatric clinic. If you have any
questions about the pediatric
clinic please feel free to contact us at (302) 831-8893.
Written by Tracy Stoner, PT,
DPT, PCS Pediatric Physical
Therapist
Tracy Stoner works with Will on improving his
standing skills while battling villains and bad guys!
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UD INTEGRATED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE UPDATES
Multiple Sclerosis Assessment Clinic
The University of Delaware
MS Assessment Clinic continues to provide free, multidisciplinary evaluations to
persons battling Multiple
Sclerosis. After performing a
complete neurological and
musculoskeletal evaluation,
second-year Physical Therapy students provide each
participant with an individualized home program.
The clinic welcomes referrals from community practitioners who have patients/clients who would
benefit from participating
in the clinic.
If you have a client who
has MS and would benefit
from participation in the
MS Assessment Clinic,
please have them contact
the MS Society at 302655-5610 x114
Written by
Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, GCS
Students help
to evaluate
need for further PT services.
Neurologic and Older Adult (NOA) Clinic
The NOA Clinic continues to
train our students and serve
the Delaware community for
patients with neurologic or
geriatric based impairments. In particular we now
offer "BIG" physical therapy
intervention program for people with Parkinson's Disease
with a certified LSVT BIG
therapist. UDPT also continues with 2 residency training
programs, one in Neurology
and Geriatrics. Our Journal
Club continues to meet on
the third Tuesday of every
month now at 7:30
am. Articles are posted on
the UDPT website under clinical services/journal clubs.
Written by
Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, GCS
Introducing the new Neurological Clinical Residency
As Physical Therapy grows and
evolves as a profession, more
and more clinicians are becoming board certified specialists in
specific areas of practice. The
ABPTS, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists, awards
certifications that signify a clinician has gained a greater understanding and background in a
specific area. This involves the
completion of a set amount of
direct patient treatment hours
within a particular area, additional didactic course work and
the completion of a specialty
exam. Often Clinician’s decide
to complete a Clinical Residency
to prepare themselves for these
exams. The University of Delaware offers several clinical residencies in the areas of Sports,
Orthopedics, Geriatrics, and now
it’s most recent addition: a Neurology Physical Therapy Residency. Last July the first neurology residency was initiated by
the partnership of the University
of Delaware Physical Therapy
Program and Johns Hopkins
Medical Center in Baltimore.
This exciting new program offers professional mentorship,
neurological focused patient
care at one of the most prestigious hospitals in the country,
advanced coursework, opportunities to engage in research in
the field, and experience teaching as a clinical instructor and
a teaching assistant to Delaware Physical Therapy students. Additionally residents
are provided the opportunity to
make presentations at both
locations and in national settings.
Pam Ressler, recent graduate
of George Washington Physical
Therapy program, became the
first to break in this brand new
program. She believes this has
been an incredible experience
thus far giving her a vast variety of opportunities. She has
been able to treat the very
complex, neurological patients at
Johns Hopkins that have pushed
her entry level skills to a new
level. She feels that the mentorship throughout this experience
has really helped her to develop
her skills and clinical problem
solving. She finds herself very
fortunate to have regularly scheduled mentorship sessions to help
bounce her ideas off of persons
with a great deal of experience
and specializations in this area.
She credits them for helping to
develop her clinical decision making to reflect the “most important” areas of focus for her patients so they can return to functional life as soon as possible.
She has been given the opportunity to work with Dr. Darcy Reisman on her neurological based
research. She has been able to
assist students through their
learning process while treating
patients in the NOA clinic as well
as treating stroke patients in the
Neurological Evaluation and Treatment Course. She has had many
opportunities that first year DPT
Graduates are usually not afforded.
She recognizes some of the challenges with residency life style, as
after a full day of work she must
continue on with other educational
pursuits whether they be attending
lectures or doing research for journal club presentations. Despite its
demands she really feels that at
the end of the day she is much
better prepared to treat patients
with this experience. She states
she has loved everything that she
has done in the residency program
and how enriching the range of
experiences has been. And now
she faces her biggest challenge of
all, settling on an area to work
following completion of her program.
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2011 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
We gratefully acknowledge the following alumni and friends for their financial contributions and the
encouragement their support represents. This Honor Roll includes gifts contributed to the Department and recorded
throughout the 2011 calendar year.
Every effort has been made to assure accuracy of this report. Please notify our Department of any errors or
omissions, and please accept our apologies for any discrepancies. For information on how to make a contribution,
please contact Cyndi Haley with the Physical Therapy Department at chaley@udel.edu or call 302-831-4576.
Ms. Randee Allen
Mrs. Ginger Fisher
Mrs. Carol Owens
Mrs. Karen Awenowicz
Mr. Peter and Mrs. Aimee Greenbaum
Mr. Dexter and Mrs. Aida Pasternak
Mr. George and Mrs. Jacqueline Barrett
Ms. Adriene Greenfield
Mrs. Barbara Pizzutillo
Mr. Todd and Mrs. Katie Ballinger
Mrs. Charlene Goggin
Mrs. Maria Poltorak
Mr. Josh Billings
Mrs. Karren Helsel-Spry
Colonel Paul and Mrs. Kathy Pusecker
Dr. Stuart and Mrs. Catriona Binder-Macleod
Mrs. Jane Holingsworth
Mr. Timothy Rementer
Dr. Jennifer Binkley
Ms. Tina Hurey
Mrs. Jane Rogofsky
Mr. Jonathan Borger
Mr. Thomas Kaynak
Dr. Bill Romani
Mr. Jason and Mrs. Amy Brubaker
Mr. Alan and Mrs. Rose Kipp
Mr. Mark and Mrs. Adrienne Rosman
Mr. Jim and Mrs. Diane Burke
Ms. Catherine Kipp
Dr. Ken Seaman
Mrs. Laura Byrne
Mrs. Julie Knolmayer
Ms. Rosemary Scully
Dr. Carmen and Mrs. Julie Campanelli
Dr. Julie and Mr. Bill Knowles
Ms. Amrita Singh
Dr. Janelle Cannon
Mr. Fritz and Mrs. Kim Lander
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Janet Smith
Dr. Greg Cecere
Dr. Steven Lawrence
Dr. Lynn Snyder-Mackler
Mrs. Susan Cecere
Mr. Steve and Mrs. Ellen Levine
Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Georgia Stauffer
Mrs. Joyce Chavella
Dr. Joe Lucca
Dr. Mike and Mrs. Cathy Tevald
Dr. Terese Chmielewski
Dr. Scott Mackler
Mrs. Annamaria Concannon
Mr. Brian and Mrs. Jill Matson
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Elizabeth Vancauwenbergh
Mrs. Nancy Coto
Dr. Kurt and Mrs. Tara Manal
Ms. Cathy Dean
Dr. Kathleen and Mr. Carl Mangione
Drs. Narcisco and Lilia DeBorja
Dr. Bob and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mayer
Mr. Jim and Mrs. Jeanie DeLeo
Mr. Robert Maxwell
Mrs. Amy Entriken
Mr. Scott and Mrs. Sandra Mishic
Ms. Erin Exelby
Mr. Bob and Mrs. Alison Novak
Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Senta Fean
Dr. Nancy and Mr. Michael O’Laughlin
Mr. Dan VanHouse
Dr. Jessie VanSwearingen
Mrs. Madeline Versteeg
Mr. Paul and Mrs. Peg Wellborn
Mr. Bill and Mrs. Susan Weiler
Mr. Paul and Mrs. Suzanne Wiesenberg
Ms. Claudia Williams
Interested in making a donation for the 2012 year?
For all donors: If you would like to make a gift in support of our program, you may do so online by going to www.udel.edu/makeagift and
please consider designating your donation to the Physical Therapy Department. To make a pledge, pay by credit card or mail in a check
after filling out the form online. Your financial support provides many opportunities for students to benefit from a quality education.
For further information, please contact www.udel.edu/makeagift or call the Office of Annual Giving on 302-831-4654.
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The UDPT program is currently recruiting individuals to partici- The UDPT program strives to produce
pate in treatment interventions funded by the National Institutes evidence-based practice through innovative research. As alumni, I hope
of Health.
that you all continue to value the
influence that research has on how
you treat your patients
Current research is focusing on:
Stroke
Low Back pain
Cerebral Palsy
Total Knee Replacement
Knee Osteoarthritis
We value your ongoing support of the UDPT department.
If you have patients who are willing
to participate in our research and
want to learn more, please contact
Martha Callahan (mcall@udel.edu or
302-831-6202). Studies are free of
charge and some studies offer monetary compensation for those who
qualify.
FACULTY: AWARDS & DEGREES CONFERRED AS WELL AS GRANTS &
PUBLICATIONS IN 2012
Research Faculty
STUART BINDER-MACLEOD, PT, PhD, FAPTA, (Medical
College of Virginia), Edward L. Ratledge Professor and
Chair of Physical Therapy: Effects of electrical stimulation
parameters on muscle performance.
Laboratory Overview
The main focus of Dr. Binder-Macleod’s laboratory is the translation of
basics science discoveries in the activation of human skeletal muscles
with electrical stimulation to the rehabilitation of individuals with CNS
dysfunction. Dr. Binder-Macleod’s laboratory is currently involved in a
number of exciting collaboration involving the improvement of walking
function in individuals following a stroke and improving participation in
kids with cerebral palsy. Dr. Binder-Macleod’s laboratory continues to
attract research and product development funding from NIH and other
sources.
Publications
Sions JM, Tyrell CM, Knarr BA, Jancosko A, Binder-Macleod SA. Age- and
Stroke-Related Muscle Skeletal Changes: A Review for the Geriatric
Clinician. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy: Nov 20, 2011
Hakansson NA, Kesar T, Reisman D, Binder-Macleod S, Higginson JS.
Effects of fast functional electrical stimulation gait training on mechanical recovery in poststroke gait. Artif Organs. 35(3):217-20, 2011.
Sions JM, Malecka C, Knarr B, Jancosko A, Binder-Macleod SA. The
Cumulative Impact of a Neurological Insult and Aging on Skeletal Muscle Function: Considerations for the Treating Therapist. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy (In Revision) March 2011.
Kesar TM, Reisman DS, Perumal R, Jancosko AM, Higginson JS, Rudolph KS, Binder-Macleod SA. Combined effects of fast treadmill walking and functional electrical stimulation on post-stroke gait. Gait Pos-
ture. 33(2):309-13, 2011
Kesar TM, Binder-Macleod SA, Hicks GE, Reisman DS. Minimal detectable change for gait variables collected during treadmill walking in individuals post-stroke. Gait Posture. 33(2):314-7, 2011.
Grants
Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (PI: Binder-Macleod) 11/10— (18
mo) Pilot Grant Award—Relationships Between Cortical Motor Organization and Response to Exercise Interventions in Children with Cerebral
Palsy. ($75,000)
NIH 1R01NR010786 (PI: Binder-Macleod) 9/12/07 - 5/31/12 Fast
Treadmill Training/Functional Electrical Stimulation to Improve Walking.
$2,800,000
NIH P20 RR1658 (PI: Buchanan) 6/1/07 - 5/31/12. Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) for Women in Science and Engineering on Osteoarthritis. Role: Co-investigator. $2,100,000 direct/year
NIH R01 PAR-060459 8/15/08 - 7/31/13: ~$400,000 direct/year
Robotic Exoskeletons, FES, and Biomechanics: Treating Movement
Disorders. Role: Co-investigator.
NIH R01-NS055383 (PI: Higginson): 4/1/08 - 11/30/12 Muscle Morphology, Strength and Compensatory Strategies Following Stroke. Role:
Co-investigator.
NIH T32-NCMRR 05/10- Training Grant—PT/PhD Predoctoral Training
Program.
NIH K12-HD055935 (PI: Mueller) 9/15/07 – 8/31/12: $4,800,000
Multicenter Career Development Program for Physical and Occupational
Therapists. Role: Program Director.
Awards
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Awards, Degrees, Grants & Publications continued
APTA Section on Research’s John H.P. Maley Award for Outstanding
Contributions to Leadership in Research, 2010
Presentations
Kesar TM, Binder-Macleod SA, Reisman DS. Training Characteristics
Influence the Magnitude of Motor Learning during Post-Stroke Gait
Rehabilitation. Neural Control of Movement (NCM) Society Conference,
Puerto Rico, 2011.
Kesar T. M., Reisman D.S., Roos M, Perumal R, Farquhar W.B., BinderMacleod S. Novel locomotor training improves gait performance, activity, and participation in individuals with chronic stroke. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, February,
2011.
Danks K, Roos M, Reisman DS, Binder-Macleod S. Determining an
optimal duration of locomotor training to maximize functional improvements post stroke. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, February, 2011.
Roos, M; Reisman, D; Rudolph, K; Binder-Macleod, S. A Novel Way to
Analyze Step Activity in People Post-Stroke. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, February, 2011.
JAMES (COLE) GALLOWAY, PT, PhD, (Arizona), Associate
Professor: Development of infant motor behaviors, neuromotor development of reaching and novel early interventions for infants under 6 months.
Laboratory Overview
Current projects in the Infant Behavior Lab include Brain-Behavior
relationships in infants born preterm (Michele Lobo, PT, PhD project
leader), Babies Driving Robots and Babies Driving Racecars (pediatric
power mobility, Hsiang han Huang, ScD, OT and Christina Ragonesi
projects leaders), Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Movement and
Behavior using Kinect System (Melynda Schreiber, project leader),
Pediatric Upper Extremity Exoskeleton (Elena Kokkoni, project leader)
and Advanced Body Weight Support Development.
Publications
CHEN, X, RAGONESI, C, GALLOWAY JC, AGRAWAL, S K (2011) Training
Toddlers Seated on Mobile Robots to Drive Indoors Amidst Obstacles.
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
19: 271-279
BHAT A, GALLOWAY JC,LANDRA B (2011). Current perspectives on
motor functioning in infants and children with autism spectrum disorders. Physical Therapy 91.
SCHOEPFLIN Z R, CHEN X, RAGONESI C, GALLOWAY JC, AGRAWAL S K
(2011) Design of a Novel Mobility Device Controlled by the Feet Motion
of a Standing Child - A Feasibility Study, Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing.
RAGONESI C, CHEN X, AGRAWAL S, GALLOWAY JC (accepted) Power
Mobility and Socialization in Preschool 2: A Follow-up Case Study of a
Child With Cerebral Palsy Pediatric Physical Therapy.
and Cognition Development. National Science Foundation: Developmental and Learning Sciences Program 0745833 Role: PI (33% summer, 1PM) $324,910 direct
07/01/09-6/30/11 (approved for no-cost extension to
06/30/12) Babies Driving Robots: Robot Assisted Infant Mobility. NIH
NICHD 1 R21 HD058937. Role: PI (20%, 1PM academic)$320,427
direct funds
GREGORY HICKS, PT, MPT, PhD (University of Pittsburgh),
Assistant Professor: Interventions for low back pain, rehabilitation strategies focused on trunk muscle function, and
understanding factors that impact body composition and
physical function in older adults.
Laboratory Overview
Dr. Hick’s lab primarily focuses on the goal of improving physical function in older adults with musculoskeletal conditions. This line of work
has organically evolved to focus on two specific populations: older
adults with low back pain (LBP) and older adults who have sustained a
hip fracture. Ongoing projects in Dr. Hick’s lab focus on understanding
the course and consequence of low back pain in older adults with an
eye towards developing interventions specific to this population.
Publications
Sions JM, Hicks GE. Fear avoidance beliefs are associated with disability in older American adults with low back pain. Phys Ther. 2011
Apr;91(4):525-34. Epub 2011 Feb 24. PMID:21350033
Shardell M, Alley D, Hicks GE, El-Kamary SS, Miller RR, Semba RD,
Ferrucci L. Low-serum carotenoid concentrations and carotenoid interactions predict mortality in US adults: the Third National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey. Nutrition Research 2011 Mar;31(3):178
-89. PMID: 21481711
D’Adamo CR, Shardell MD, Hicks GE, Orwig DL, Hochberg MC, Semba
RD, Yu-Yahiro, JA, Ferrucci L, Magaziner J, Miller RR. Serum vitamin E
concentrations among highly-functioning hip fracture patients are
higher than in non-fracture controls. Nutrition Research 2011 Mar;31
(3):205-14. PMID: 21481714
D’Adamo CR, Miller RR, Hicks GE, Orwig DL, Hochberg MC, Semba RD,
Yu-Yahiro, JA, Ferrucci L, Magaziner J, Shardell MD. Serum vitamin E
concentrations and recovery of physical function during the year after
hip fracture. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Apr 12. [Epub ahead
of print] PMID: 21486921
Hicks GE. Invited Commentary on “Low inter-rater reliability of examiners performing the prone instability test, a clinical test for lumbar
shear instability.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Jun; 92(6):920-2.
PMID: 21621669.
Hicks GE, Shardell MD, Alley DE, Miller RR, Bandinelli S, Guralnik JM,
Lauretani F, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L. Absolute strength and loss of
strength as predictors of mobility decline in older adults: The InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 May 5. [Epub ahead of
print]. PMID: 21546582
Grants
12/01/07-11/30/12 Motor learning and coordination in high risk
infants. NIH NICHD 1R01HD051748, Role: PI (12%, 1PM academic,
50%, 1.5PM summer) $756,563 direct funds
Hicks GE, Benvenuti B, Fiaschi V, Lombardi B, Segenni L, Stuart M,
Pretzer-Aboff I, Gianfranco G, Macchi C. Adherence to a communitybased exercise program is a strong predictor of improved back pain
status in older adults: An observational study. Clin J Pain. 2011 Jul 11.
[Epub ahead of print] PMID:21750458
07/01/08-6/30/10 (approved for additional no-cost extension to
06/30/12) Robot Enhanced Mobility: The Capacity for Young Infants
to Learn Real World Navigation, and Its Effect on Perception, Action
Alley DE, Hicks GE (Alternate Corresponding Author), Shardell MD,
Hawkes W, Miller RR, Craik RL, Mangione KK, Orwig DL, Hochberg MC,
Spring 2012
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Resnick B, Magaziner J. Meaningful improvement in gait speed in hip
fracture recovery. J Amer Geriatr Soc. 2011 Sep;59(9):1650-7. PMID:
21883109
Katzman W, Cawthon P, Hicks GE, Vittinghoff E, Shepherd J, Cauley
JA, Harris TB, Simonsick EM, Strotmeyer E, Womak C, Kado DM. The
relationship between spinal muscle composition and prevalence of
hyperkyphosis in healthy community-dwelling older men and women.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012 Feb;67(2):191-5. Epub 2011 Aug
30. PMID: 21878482
Shardell M, Alley DE, Miller RR, Hicks GE, Magaziner J. Comparing
reports from hip-fracture patients and their proxies: implications on
evaluating sex differences in disability and depressive symptoms. J
Aging Health. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22210805
Shardell M, D’Adamo C, Alley DE, Miller RR, Hicks GE, Milaneschi Y,
Semba RD, Cherubini A, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L. Serum 25Hydroxyvitamin D, Transitions between Frailty States, and Mortality
among Older Adults: The Invecchiare in Chianti Study. J Amer Geriatr
Soc. 2012 Jan 27, PMID:22283177
Grants
No number (G. Hicks) 11/08—present University of Delaware,
Cross College Cluster in Aging Initiative Research on Aging Grant.
$20,000
Funding to supplement ongoing project “Mechanisms of Disability in
Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain.”
Role on Project: Principal Investigator
No number (G. Hicks) 12/01/10—06/30/12 University of Delaware Research Foundation, Inc. $45,000; The Effectiveness of HipFocused Treatment for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain
Role: Principal Investigator
2R01 AR048212-06 (L. Snyder-Mackler) 12/01/10—11/30/15
0.60 calendar (5%) NIAMS; Can Neuromuscular Training Alter
Movement Patterns?
Role on Project: Co-Investigator
4R37 AG009901-05 (J. Magaziner), 8/1/11 - 6/30/16, 0.60
calendar
NIA , $4,781,737 – Direct, $7,205,844 - Total Cost; Effects of MultiModal Exercise Intervention Post Hip Fracture
Role on Project: Co-Investigator
Presentations
Hicks GE, Manal TJ, Sions JM and Velasco T. Challenging Ageism in
Outpatient Physical Therapy Orthopaedics: Applying Evidence to the
Evaluation and Treatment of Older Adults with Low Back Pain. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, February 2011.
Hicks GE. The APA Chronic Back Pain Model: Exploring Factors Associated with Success and Adherence. The Management of Chronicity
Conference. Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy October 2011.
Hicks GE. Adapted Physical Activity and Rehabilitation. American
Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting.
Orlando, FL, November 2011.
Hicks GE, Sions JM, Velasco T. Spatiotemporal parameters of gait in
older adults with and without chronic low back pain. Transactions Vol.
36, Long Beach, CA, 2011 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society.
Hicks GE, Sions JM. Chronic Low Back Pain and Performance-Based
Function in Older Adults: A Case-Control Study. J Orthop Sports Phys
Ther 2011;41(1): A29
Hicks GE, Sions JM, Velasco T. The Relationship between Hip Impairments and Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study.
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Vol. 19 Supplement 1, Page S214, San
Diego, CA, 2011 World Congress on Osteoarthritis.
SAMUEL LEE, PT, PhD (Delaware), Research Assistant
Professor: Use of electrical stimulation to activate paralyzed or weakened muscles to improve function of individuals with central nervous system injury.
Laboratory Overview
Dr. Lee's lab is currently focused on two major projects. The first is
entitled “Functional Electrical Stimulation Assisted Cycling to improve
Fitness and Strength in Children with Cerebral Palsy”, and its purpose
is to promote fitness, strength, and overall health with an introduction
to a form of cycling exercise that could be used both for training and
as recreation. The second is entitled "Functional Electrical Stimulation
for Reducing Crouch Gait in Cerebral Palsy". This is a new project that
will develop and clinically test an feedback controlled FES system for
helping individuals with CP and crouch gait to walk more erect and
more efficiently. The system and subsequent clinical testing are designed to promote physical fitness and motor learning of efficient walking patterns. Our hope is to develop the work into a larger scale clinical trial at some future time.
Publications
(ABSTRACT) Tokay Harrington A, McRae CG, Lee SCK. The Effects of a
Brief, Intensive FES-Assisted Cycling Intervention on Cycling Performance in Adolescents with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Series. Ped
PT. 23(1), 96-105, 2011.
Harrington AT, McRae CGA, Lee SCK. Evaluation of functional electrical stimulation to assist cycling for fitness in adolescents with spastic
cerebral palsy. Submitted to International Journal of Pediatrics, In
Press.
Pierce SR, Prosser LA, Lee SC, Lauer RT. “The relationship between
spasticity and muscle volume of the knee extensors in children with
diplegic cerebral palsy.” Pediatric Physical Therapy, In Press.
Grants
2012-2015, Shriners Hospitals for Children Grant #71011-PHI: Fes to
Improve Crouch Gait in CP. PI - Lee (2012-2015; 4 years directs
$957,718).
2010-2012, Delaware Health Sciences Alliance Pilot Project: Relationships between Cortical Motor Organization and Response to Exercise
Interventions in Children with Cerebral Palsy. PI – Binder-Macleod (Coinvestigators Kesar T, Whittenberg GF, Anzioloti K, Miller F, Duff S).
$75,000.
2010-2015, National Institutes of Health. NICHD/NINR:
R01HD062588 FES-Assisted Cycling to Improve Fitness and Strength
In Children with CP. PI – Lee. $2,913,039 (5 years direct and indirects).
Presentations
FES-Assisted Cycling To Improve Fitness And Strength In Children With
Cerebral Palsy. Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, January 26th,
2012.
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Tokay Harrington A, McRae CG, Lee SCK. A Comparison of Volitional
Effort to Sensory Level and Motor Level Electrical Stimulation for FESAssisted Cycling in Adolscents with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. 7th Annual
Marilyn Gossman Graduate Student Seminar, APTA Combined Sections
Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2011.
Strengthening In Children With CP: Past, Current and Future
Work. Shriners Hospitals for Children Pediatric Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, January 18th, 2011.
DARCY REISMAN, PT, PhD, (Delaware), Research Assistant
Professor, Academic Director of Neurologic and Older Adult
Clinic: Understanding the mechanisms of movement dysfunction following stroke, as well as how and why different
treatments improve this dysfunction.
Laboratory Overview
The Reisman lab continues to be busy investigating recovery from
stroke. Two new grants will start in April, one looking at motor learning
after stroke and the role of Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the
process of learning and the other examining the use of step activity
monitoring in combination with high intensity gait training for improving
overall activity post-stroke. We are always looking for PT’s who would
like to join the lab as PhD students. If you are interested contact Darcy
Reisman.
Publications
Altman A, Reisman DS, Higginson J, Davis I. Kinematics Comparison of
Split-Belt and Single-Belt Treadmill Walking and the Effects of Accommodation. Gait & Posture (2011) doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.09.101.
Poster Presentation Society for Neuroscience, November, 2011.
Roos M, Reisman DS, Kesar T, Binder-Macleod S. Development and
Testing of a Gait Re-training Intervention for Individuals with Post-stroke
Hemiparesis. Annual Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, June, 2011.
“Physical Therapy for the Person Post-Stroke: From Principles of Neuroplasticity to Cutting Edge Interventions”, Pennsylvania Physical Therapy
Association Annual Meeting, October, 2011.
“Structuring Clinical Interventions to Maximize Motor Recovery After
Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury”, New York Physical Therapy Association
Annual Meeting, October, 2011.
“APA Impact on Chronic Stroke”, The Management of Chronicity: Exploiting the experience of 5-year administration of Adapted Physical Activity,
Rome, Italy, October, 2011
JOHN SCHOLZ, PT, PhD, (Connecticut), Professor: Study of
basic processes of motor coordination and control, including
movement dysfunction in patients with problems affecting
the central nervous system.
Laboratory Overview
The motor control laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Scholz, studies
basic problems of human movement coordination, emphasizing the
control of reaching tasks and postural control, with a special interest in
the recovery of motor function of stroke survivors, including walking
ability.
Tyrell CM, Roos MS, Rudolph KS, Reisman DS. Infuence of Systematic
Increases in Treadmill Walking Speed on Gait Kinematics After Stroke.
Physical Therapy (2011) 91: 392-403.
Publications
Hsu W-L, Scholz JP (2011). Motor abundance supports multitasking while standing. Human Movement Science
Kesar TM, Binder-Macleod SA, Hicks GE, Reisman DS. Minimal detectable change for gait variables collected during treadmill walking in individuals post-stroke. Gait Posture, Feb 2011, 33(2): 314-317.
Feitas SMSF, Gera G, Scholz JP (2011). Trajectory timing variability of
reach trajectories in left versus right hemisphere stroke. Brain Research,
1419:19-33.
Kesar TM, Reisman DS, Perumal R, Jancosko AM, Higginson JS, Rudolph
KS, Binder-Macleod SA. Combined effects of fast treadmill walking and
functional electrical stimulation on post-stroke gait. Gait Posture, Feb
2011; 33 (2): 309-313.
Mattos D, Park E, Kuhl J, Scholz JP, Latash ML (2011) Unpredictable
elbow joint perturbation during reaching results in multijoint motor
equivalence. Journal of Neurophysiology, 106(3): 1424-36.
Hakansson, NA, Kesar T, Reisman D, Binder-Macleod S, Higginson JS.
Effects of Fast Functional Electrical Stimulation Gait Training on
Mechanical Recovery in Poststroke Gait. Artificial Organs 35 (3): 217220. (2011)
Grants
NIH 1R01NR010786-01 (PI: Binder-Macleod) 9/12/2007-5/31/2012
5% effort, $2,231,992
Fast Treadmill Training and Functional Electrical Stimulation (FastFES)
to Improve Walking Post-stroke
NIH IR01NS055383-01A2 (PI: Jill Higginson) 4/1/08-11/30/12,
$214,461/yr Muscle Morphology, Strength and Compensatory Strategies Following Stroke
5 P20 RR016472-12 Delaware INBRE (PI: Darcy Reisman, Mentor:
Stuart Binder-Macleod); 3/1/2012-2/28/2014; $154,285; Motor
Learning After Stroke.
Presentations
Helm E, Kirschner K, Matt KS, Reisman DS. Influence of a single
nucleotide polymorphism in the BDNF gene on locomotor learning.
Scholz JP, Tseng YW, Dwight T, Lynch J, Martin V, Schöner G (2011) Motor equivalence and self-motion induced by different movement speeds.
Experimental Brain Research, 209: 319-332.
Grants
National Science Foundation; Title: Multijoint estimation and control of
upright posture. Period: June 15, 2010 - June 14, 2012, Role: Principal
Investigator; Collaborator: John Jeka, University of Maryland (BCS0957920).
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research. Title: Robotic Exoskeletons, FES, and Biomechanics: Treating Movement Disorders
(2R01HD038582-06A1). Role: Investigator on this multi-investigator
grant; July 2008 – June 2012; PI: Sunil Agrawal (2R01HD038582-06A1).
National Institutes of Health. Subcontractor. Title: Organization of a
simple synergy; PI: Mark Latash, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, The
Pennsylvania State University. Grant Period: February 2002-January
2011. (2286-UD-DHHS-5032)
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Presentations
Reimann H, Schöner G, Scholz JP. Visual information is sufficient for
maintaining upright stance – a multi-joint model of human posture.
41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington,
DC, November 12-16, 2011.
Scholz JP, Park E, Jeka JJ, Kiemel T, Schöner G, Reimann H. Sinusoidal visual drive affects postural coordination largely at the drive frequency. 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 12-16, 2011.
Park E, Scholz JP. Multi-joint coordination underlies the stability of
upright standing. 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 12-16, 2011.
Kao P-C, Srivastava S, Agrawal SK, Scholz JP. Robotic performancebased resistance versus assistance for learning of a novel gait pattern with a robotic exoskeleton. 35th Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Biomechanics, Long Beach, CA, August 10- 13, 2011.
LYNN SNYDER-MACKLER, PT, ScD, FAPTA, (Boston University), Alumni Distinguished Professor: Examination of rehabilitation protocols following ACL reconstruction, examining rehabilitation following ACL injury, osteoarthritis, high
tibial osteotomy, and total knee Arthroplasty.
Laboratory Overview
Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ScD, FAPTA, Alumni Distinguished Professor
of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware, has spent the past
two decades developing evidence-based approaches to the rehabilitation of knee injuries. Her laboratory has developed into the premier
research laboratory that is internationally recognized for the mechanistic and clinical outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament injury,
knee osteoarthritis, and total knee arthroplasty. The lab is also involved with
interventional clinical trials designed to optimize treatment after knee
injuries. Her laboratory has collaborations with Dr. Thomas Buchanan’s lab in Mechanical Engineering and Dr. May Arna Risberg’s
lab at Oslo University Hospital in Norway. Dr. Snyder-Mackler’s accomplishments recently have been recognized with a prestigious
MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award for the National
Institutes of Health.
Publications
Snyder-Mackler L: Lateral Wedge Insoles Worn for 12 Months Provided no Symptomatic or Structural Benefit for People with Medial
Knee Osteoarthritis. J Physiother 2011;57(3):195 PMID: 21843837
Petterson S, Barrance P, Marmon A, Handling T, Buchanan T, SnyderMackler L: Time Course of Quad Strength, Area, and Activation after
Knee Arthroplasty and Strength Training. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2011
Feb;43(2):225-31. PubMed PMID: 20543749
Alnahdi A, Zeni J, Snyder-Mackler L: Gait after Unilateral Total Knee
Arthroplasty: Frontal Plane Analysis. J Orthop Res 2011
May;29(5):647-52 doi: 10.1002/jor.21323 [Epub 2010 Dec 23]
PMID: 21437943
Roewer B, Di Stasi S, Snyder-Mackler L: Quadriceps Strength and
Weight Acceptance Strategies Continue to Improve two Years after
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Biomech 2011
Jul7;44(10):1948-53 [Epub 2010 Dec 23] PMID: 21592482
Mizner R, Petterson S, Clements K, Zeni J, Irrgang J, Snyder-Mackler
L: Measuring Functional Improvement after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Requires both Performance-Based and Patient-Report Assessments a
Longitudinal Analysis of Outcomes. J Arthroplasty 2011
Aug;26(5):728-37 [Epub 2010 Sep 20] PMID: 20851566
Grindem H, Logerstedt D, Eitzen I, Moksnes H, Axe M, Snyder-Mackler
L, Engebretsen Risberg M: Single-Legged Hop Tests as Predictors of
Self-reported Knee Function in Nonoperatively Treated Individuals
with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. Am J Sports Med 2011 Aug 9
[Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21828364
Snyder-Mackler L, Risberg M: Who Needs ACL Surgery? An Open
Question. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2011 Oct PMID: 20110108.
Di Stasi, SL, Snyder-Mackler L. The Effects of Neuromuscular Training
on the Gait Patterns of ACL-Deficient Men and Women, Clin. Biomech.
(2011), doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.10.008.
NIH R01 HD37985 (PI: Snyder-Mackler) 3/01/01 – 6/30/11 Dynamic Stability in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured Knee.
NIH 1K01HD050582-01A1 (PI: D.Reisman) 4/20/2006 - 3/31/2011
Locomotor Adaptations Following Stroke. Role: Co-Mentor.
NIH—5P20RR016458 (PI: Snyder-Mackler, Buchanan) 2/1/07 1/13/12. COBRE for Women in Science and Engineering on Osteoarthritis. Joint Loading and the Progression of Osteoarthritis following TKA
DYNAMIC PERTURBATION TRAINING SYSTEM FOR ACL REHABILITATION, a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the NIH for a
collaboration with SIMBEX, LLC, for $172,424 for the first year AND
CAN NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING ALTER MOVEMENT PATTERNS?, a
five year grant from the NIH (NIAMS) for $400,000.00 per year for 5
years
Grants
NIH - 5R01AR046386-08 (PI: Buchanan) 6/1999 - 5/2012. ACL Deficient Knee: MRI and Biomechanical Modeling. Role: Co-investigator
NIH R01 HD37985 (PI: Snyder-Mackler) 3/01/01 – 6/30/11 Dynamic Stability in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured Knee.
NIH 1K01HD050582-01A1 (PI: D.Reisman) 4/20/2006 - 3/31/2011
Locomotor Adaptations Following Stroke. Role: Co-Mentor.
NIH—5P20RR016458 (PI: Snyder-Mackler, Buchanan) 2/1/07 1/13/12. COBRE for Women in Science and Engineering on Osteoarthritis. Joint Loading and the Progression of Osteoarthritis following TKA
DYNAMIC PERTURBATION TRAINING SYSTEM FOR ACL REHABILITATION, a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the NIH for a
collaboration with SIMBEX, LLC, for $172,424 for the first year AND
CAN NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING ALTER MOVEMENT PATTERNS?, a
five year grant from the NIH (NIAMS) for $400,000.00 per year for 5
years
Presentations
Sports Rehabilitation Concurrent Course: Global Perspective for the
Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer, 8th Biennial ISAKOS
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Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. May 2011
How to do it in Your Practice: Private Practice Perspective. Annual
Meeting AOSSM, San Diego, CA 2011 Jul.
Alnahdi A, McClelland A, Zeni J, Snyder-Mackler L: Quadriceps
Strength and Gait after Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. Annual
Meeting Orthopaedic Research Society. 2011 Long Beach, CA.
De Stasi S, Snyder-Mackler L: Differing Gait Patterns Between ACL
Reconstructed Athlests Who Do and Do Not Pass Return to Sport
Criteria. Annual Meeting Orthopaedic Research Society. 2011 Long
Beach, CA.
MacLeod T, Snyder-Mackler L, Axe M, Buchanan T: Muscle and Tendon Morphology after Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: the Effect of Graft Harvest. Annual Meeting Orthopaedic Research Society. 2011 Long Beach, CA.
JOSEPH ZENI, JR, PT, PhD (Delaware), Assistant Professor.
Laboratory Overview
Dr. Zeni’s lab has developed an innovative rehabilitation strategy to
manage the persistent movement asymmetries after total knee replacement. This rehabilitation approach includes using biofeedback
during functional retraining and therapeutic exercises to promote
symmetry between the limbs. Results from this pilot study are looking
promising! We have also begun to enroll subjects into our Total Hip
Outcome study that we are performing in collaboration with the physicians from Christiana Care’s Center for Advanced Joint Replacement.
Dr. Zeni’s lab hopes to identify the particular biomechanical and clinical impairments that affect functional outcomes and develop specific
interventions that reduce these impairments and maximize function.
plasty: The Benefits of Symmetry Retraining. Journal of Orthopaedic
and Sports Physical Therapy
Grants
Mackler L. Gait after Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: Frontal Plane
Analysis. May 2011: Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Zeni J and Higginson, JS. Severity of osteoarthritis results in redistribution of joint moments. The Knee. In Press.
doi:10.1016/j.knee.2010.04.003
Mizner R, Petterson S, Clements K, Zeni J, Irrgang J, Snyder-Mackler
L. Measuring Functional Improvement after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Requires both Performance-Based and Patient-Report Assessments:
A Longitudinal Analysis of Outcomes. Journal of Arthroplasty. In Press
McClelland JA, Zeni, JA, Haley R, Snyder-Mackler L. (2012) Functional
and Biomechanical Improvement in a Patient after Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Benefits of Symmetry Retraining. Journal of Orthopaedic
and Sports Physical Therapy
NIH IR01NS055383-01A2 (PI: Jill Higginson) 4/1/08-11/30/12,
$214,461/yr Muscle Morphology, Strength and Compensatory Strategies Following Stroke
5 P20 RR016472-12 Delaware INBRE (PI: Darcy Reisman, Mentor:
Stuart Binder-Macleod); 3/1/2012-2/28/2014; $154,285; Motor
Learning After Stroke
Presentations
Zeni J, Beeson H, Axe M, Snyder-Mackler. Comparison of two hyaluronic acid formulations on functional outcomes in patients with knee
osteoarthritis. OARSI Annual Meeting, San Diego 2011
Zeni J, McClelland J, Snyder-Mackler. A novel rehabilitation paradigm
to improve movement symmetry and maximize long-term outcomes
after total knee arthroplasty. OARSI Annual Meeting, San Diego 2011
Alnahdi AH, Zeni J, Snyder-Mackler L. The effect of progressive
strengthening programs on sit to stand mechanics after unilateral
total knee arthroplasty: Preliminary results of a randomized clinical
trial. APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2012
Publications
Hartigan EH, Zeni J Jr, Di Stasi S, Axe MJ, Snyder-Mackler L. (2011).
Preoperative Predictors for Non-Copers to Pass Return to Sports Criteria After ACL Reconstruction. July 29, 2011: J Appl Biomech.
Logerstedt D, Zeni J, Snyder-Mackler L. Functional performance and
patient-reported knee function one year after total knee arthroplasty.
ESSKA, Geneva 2012
Nazarian DG, Zeni J. Management of a pelvic mass following a worn
uncemented total hip arthroplasty. May 6, 2011: Journal of Arthroplasty
Zeni J, Logerstedt D, Abujaber S, Flowers P, Pozzi F, Snyder-Mackler L.
Rehabilitation to reduce secondary osteoarthritis after total knee
arthroplasty. OARSI Annual Meeting, Barcelona 2012
Alnahdi A, Zeni J, Snyder-Mackler L. Gait after Unilateral Total Knee
Arthroplasty: Frontal Plane Analysis. May 2011: Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Zeni J and Higginson, JS. Severity of osteoarthritis results in redistribution of joint moments. The Knee. In Press.
doi:10.1016/j.knee.2010.04.003
Mizner R, Petterson S, Clements K, Zeni J, Irrgang J, Snyder-Mackler
L. Measuring Functional Improvement after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Requires both Performance-Based and Patient-Report Assessments:
A Longitudinal Analysis of Outcomes. Journal of Arthroplasty. In Press
McClelland JA, Zeni, JA, Haley R, Snyder-Mackler L. (2012) Functional
and Biomechanical Improvement in a Patient after Total Knee Arthro-
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Professional Faculty
Professional Faculty Awards and Publications
KARLA BELL PT, DPT, MS, OCS, Director, Orthopaedic
Physical Therapy Clinical Residency Program, Associate
Director of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor.
CATHY CIOLEK, PT, DPT, GCS, (Ithaca), Associate Director
Neurologic & Older Adult Clinic, Director Geriatric Clinical
Residency, Co-Director of Clinical Education
Awards
Dr. Stacie Larking was awarded the Joe Lucca Service Award from the
Delaware Physical Therapy Association
Publications
Fontenot, M, Hunter-Giordano A, Manal, T. "Management of a Music Student with Neck, Thoracic, Shoulder, Arm, and Hand Pain." The Performing
Arts Special Interest section of Orthopedic Magazine
(2011)
Flug J, Schneider J, Greenberg E, Manal TJ. Physical Therapy for the Performing Artists: Figure Skating. APTA Orthopedic Section Independent
Study Course 20.3.1 2010.
AIRELLE HUNTER-GIORDANO, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS
(Delaware), Associate Director of Sports Physical Therapy,
Sports Clinical Residency Coordinator, Sports and Orthopedic Clinic, CCCE.
Bade M, Bell K, Stevens J, Manal TJ. Joint Arthroplasty: Advances in Surgical Management and Rehabilitation: Surgical Management and
Independent Study Course 20.2.2 2010.
GRACE KEENAN, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS, Assistant Professor.
Hunter-Giordano A, Pongetti-Aglietti G, Voelker S, Manal TJ. Physical Therapy for the Performing Artists: Artistic Gymnastics. APTA Orthopedic Section Independent Study Course 20.3.3 2010.
STACIE LARKIN, PT, DPT, MEd, (Boston University), Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education.
Grants
R21 HD057274-01 (PI: G. Hicks) 07/08—6/10 Trunk Muscle Training +
NMES: Improving Function in Elders with Chronic Back Pain. Role: Coinvestigator $275,000.
TARA JO MANAL, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, (Delaware), Director
of Clinical Services, Physical Therapy Clinics.
ANGELA SMITH, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, ATC, Faculty Member
of Sports, Orthopedic, and Geriatric Residency Programs,
Assistant Professor.
LAURA SCHMITT, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, ATC, (Temple), Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education
ELLEN WRUBLE, PT, DScPT, MS, CWS, FACCWS, Director, Doctorate in Physical Therapy Program, Associate
Professor
2011 New Hires, Professional/Staff Promotions, Retirements
New Hires:
Professional Staff:
Anthony Carroll, Physical Therapist - 1/1/2012
Residents:
Michael Akinbola, Sports Resident - 1/1/2012
Rick Beeson, Orthopedic Resident - 1/1/2012
Chairs office:
Stephanie Michael, Staff Assistant
Jeanne Warrington, Administrative Assistant for Admissions and Information Technology
Moving On:
Staff:
Terri Reed
Elaine Young
Residents:
Kurt Gengenbacher, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
Mathew Failla, PT, DPT, SCS
Anna Shovestul, PT, DPT, OCS
Christine Ross, PT, DPT GCS
Let’s Keep in Touch!
We will continue to include a page in the Newsletter that highlights the Alumni updates we receive
throughout the year. To be included: weddings, births, academic achievements, and also deaths. In addition, all
alumni information received will be entered online, and organized by graduating year.
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University of Delaware
Department of
Physical Therapy
301 MCKINLY LAB
NEWARK, DE 19716
Phone:302-831-8910
Fax:302-831-4234
www.udel.edu/PT
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